Pienaar made 208 appearances scoring 20 goals for Everton during two different spells either side of a forgettable period at Tottenham.

However, Pienaar has struggled for game time in recent years with injury playing a major part and only made 18 appearances in the last two seasons at Goodison.

Moyes replaced England manager Sam Allardyce as Sunderland manager earlier on in the summer, as the former Manchester United boss looks to re-ignite his managerial career following his sacking from Real Sociedad.